Badangpet is a satellite city of Hyderabad located in Rangareddy district of Telangana, India. It is one of the 13 Municipal Corporations in Telangana. It is newly constituted as Municipal Corporation from Nagar Panchayat, which was formed on 26–03–2013. It was formed by merging (8) erstwhile villages i.e. 1. Badangpet 2. Almasguda 3. Nadergul 4. Kurmalguda 5. Gurramguda 6. Balapur (part) 7. Venkatapur and 8. Mamidipally. The area of the ULB is 74.56 Sq. km. Population as per 2011 Census is 64579 and presently it is estimated to be at 100000.[1]
Badangpet | |
|---|---|
  Badangpet Location in Telangana State, India | |
| Coordinates: 17°18′17″N 78°30′54″E / 17.3047°N 78.515°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Telangana |
| Government | |
| • Body | Badangpet Municipal Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time) |
| Telephone code | 08415 |
| Vehicle registration | TS 08 |
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)
editBadangpet is located in the vicinity of the office of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). Hyderabad city is also the capital city of Telangana State. Initially developed as a residential hub, it has a very fast increase in population.
History
editThe name Badangpet came from a ruler named Badangi who ruled this area in the Deccan sultanate period. The old village has beautiful historical monuments such as button Gutta [ Watchtower ] Fort walls and ancient shiva-Vishnu temple named Kasi Bugga.
References
edit- ^ Bommala, Nabinder (13 January 2020). "Battle of Badangpet: 158 in fray for 32 wards". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 February 2020.